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Joe Harding

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Born

in The United Kingdom

Genre

Christian, Crime, Historical Fiction

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Daphne Du Maurier

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July 2020

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I first began writing when on an extended work trip to Sweden. I was asked to keep a diary of our time there as a family and received positive comments on the style and humour of my regular reports. This led to me wanting to exercise the writing muscle a bit more, beginning with writing stories to read to my children, then on to historical drama and, after exposure to the UK YouWriteOn website, I honed my abilities to write short stories.
Short stories are fun! Every word counts, all verbiage must be ruthlessly expunged. When a detail is included it is a cue for the reader towards the outcome.
Show don't tell is the mantra for a good short. Sadly also shorts don't sell unless they are penned by a well-known novelist.
So there's my ambition; ...more

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Average rating: 4.38 · 29 ratings · 6 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Death in the Last Carriage: A Ffestiniog Railway story by Joe Harding (Goodreads Author), Esther Thorpe (Illustrator) 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sapperton Affair by Joe Harding (Goodreads Author), Esther Kezia Thorpe (Illustrations) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Past; Tense really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Timescope 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Swordsman of Calais: Part 2 - Dissension by Joe Harding (Goodreads Author), Esther Harding (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ouroboros: And other short stories by Joe Harding (Goodreads Author), Esther Harding (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ouroboros by Joe Harding (Goodreads Author), Esther Harding (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Joe Harding made a comment on Graeme Eardley’s review of Death in the Last Carriage: A Ffestiniog Railway story " Thank you for that endorsement. Much appreciated. If you haven't already noticed there are two more in the series; The Sapperton affair and Femme Fata ...more "
Jul 29, 2026 09:32AM · see review
Joe Harding liked Graeme Eardley's review of Death in the Last Carriage: A Ffestiniog Railway story: "I was utterly captivated by this book. On the face of it Death in the Last Carriage is a straight forward murder mystery. Dead body on a train, whodunnit . As such it is terrific, fast paced, great characters and beautifully described scenery but it " Read more of this review »
Jul 29, 2026 03:23AM · see review

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